Adventures of a lead dog

I would like to conpawtulate my pal, Whitley, for being a diary pick today on dogster. Whitley is a talented writer.

Today in the news, there is a dachshund that is the center of a custody battle. This dog, who once weighed 70 pounds, is being fought over by the humans who fed the dog originally, and a human who, since taking the dog, has helped the dog lose a substantial amount of weight. I don't see why this is even a issue except that the humans are involved, and they make a big deal out of everything. They could just ask the dog who the dog wants to be with. If the dog is anything like me and the dogs I know, the dog would choose to go with the human who fed him enough food to reach 70 pounds. The average dog likes to eat, and unlike the humans, I have never heard a dog express any concern with whether or not they are too fat. In fact, the average dog just enjoys eating. If the dog gets too fat to walk, that really is not a big deal...it just means more nap time for us. Napping is a hobby for most dogs anyway so it is a win-win situation for a dog--get plenty to eat, and enjoy our napping hobby more. Why do you think dogs are so much happier than humans? Many of the stupid humans are on diets, and this makes them very grouchy. If they thought more like dogs, they would be eating anything they like and they would also be happy. This is a big problem for us dogs...the humans are always trying to do our thinking for us, and we dogs are quite capable of thinking for ourselves. After all, that dog did not have to keep eating....it was a choice. That choice is a choice that most dogs would make so I say let the dog enjoy life and the humans should quit trying to tell us dogs how to live. We dogs don't want to have to go to doggy psychiatrists and take anti-depressents the way the humans do! That is my opinion, and as such, is the right one. My opinion does not necessarialy reflect the opinion of my humans, but they are stupid so their opinion does not matter.